Cedar Rapids may gain new central library with 6.8 million grant
The Hall Foundation offers a conditional 6.8 million grant for a new Cedar Rapids central library, contingent on site acquisition and private donations totaling 1 million. The plan hinges on industrial revenue bonds and a four-way public private partnership with the Library Foundation, city, and board.
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Hall Foundation
Central Public Library
Canney
Iowa
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Library Foundation
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Internal Revenue Service
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Library Board
Second Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Jack B. Evans
Securities Corporation of Iowa Inc
City of
Library Board of Trustees
Evans
L.W Ward
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Library Foundation
Hal Schaefer
Stan Reinis
No one told me I lack authority to shut nuclear plant
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission official states he has not been told he cannot order a plant shutdown. The remark highlights ongoing debates over nuclear safety and regulatory powers amid broader energy policy discussions.
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Reagan
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Living Wage Defined by Giver and Getter
A brief discussion on how a living wage varies with perspective, noting that definitions shift when considering who pays and who benefits. The wording emphasizes the inequality in wage perception between employees and employers.
Inflation slows as April prices ease across sectors
The April CPI shows a 0.4 percent rise and a 5.1 percent annual inflation rate. Gasoline and grocery prices fell while food costs stayed steady. restaurant meals and utilities rose. Energy concerns ease as analysts foresee limited near term price increases, with speak of single digit inflation possibly not arriving this year.
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Labor Department
David Ernst
Evans Economics
Zinzer Convicted of Forrest Murder in Iowa Trial
Barry Kaplan, Zinzer’s chief defense lawyer, plans to appeal the first degree murder verdict handed down by an eight-woman, four-man Tama County jury at 3:29 p.m. The 24 year old Ferguson man was found guilty for the Nov 30 1980 strangling death of Penny Sue Belcher Forrest, 18, of Marshalltown. Formal sentencing set for June 16 at 11 a.m. and bond denial stands at $150000. Zinzer to be returned to Marshall County Jail after verdict.
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Jeffrey Allen Zinzer
Ferguson
Kaplan
Tama County
Zinzer
Penny Sue Belcher Forrest
Iowa
L. Vern Robinson
Marshall County
Jane
Des Moines
Beverly
Jeffrey Corratt
Legislature Near Adjournment Advances Cigarette Tax Rise
Iowa Senate approved an 18 cent per pack cigarette tax and an 8 percent annual raise for most state workers, totaling 47 million next year and 94.9 million in 1982 83. The bill also lowers prices via a tax provision and caps insurance premium taxes amid broader revenue measures.
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Iowa Senate
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